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Beirut vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 51.7% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 81.1% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 58.3% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Beirut are more expensive than in Honiara. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Beirut. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$10.82 LBP967,408	+78.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$8.00 LBP715,254	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.76 LBP156,959	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.76 LBP68,173	-28.3%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Honiara	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.75 LBP66,903	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.06 LBP452,622	+154.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$6.20 LBP554,263	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.05 LBP272,840	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$4.28 LBP383,013	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.92 LBP81,818	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.66 LBP59,311	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.60 LBP53,870	-83.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.51 LBP45,189	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.42 LBP37,209	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.55 LBP49,244	-63.7%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 81.1% more for transportation

	Honiara	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$3.51 LBP313,449	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+198.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 LBP3,129,236,252
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$19.00 LBP1,698,728	+73.6%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Honiara	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$842.31 LBP75,307,993	+53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$372.22 LBP33,279,179	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	-57.2%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$362.50 LBP32,409,947	+272.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$6,187.50 LBP553,204,266	+121.2%
Average			+196.9%

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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$4.00 LBP357,627	+119.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.28 LBP293,667	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$2.55 LBP227,987	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$66.33 LBP5,930,648
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$10.00 LBP894,068	+199.0%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 58.3% more for clothing

	Honiara	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$59.38 LBP5,308,526	+188.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	-45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$120.56 LBP10,778,480	+56.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$102.86 LBP9,196,123	+33.6%
Average			+58.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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